There’s nowhere on earth quite like the Outer Banks, a string of wild but well-loved barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina. Learn more about our 2025 Vacation of the Year.

Kitty Hawk Kites is teaming up with Dare Arts Council to create the Outer Banks ‘Sweep the Beach’ Trash Art Contest! In conjunction with Earth Day, we ask artists to create work from the trash ...

A little more than 70 protestor lined both sides of the highway at Dowdy Park. (Credit Kip Tabb) Kitty Hawk Police Sergeant Tyler Kouskouris tells Kitty Hawk organizer Miriam Rollin she needed a ...

Planning the perfect family trip to the Outer Banks this summer? There’s lots to do and more than you might expect, from ...

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The Outer Banks consist of a collection of barrier ... Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills and Nags Head (the southernmost section). Nags Head is the largest beach resort town ...

Now, winter storm warnings extend all the way to the islands of the Outer Banks. Kill Devil Hills on the coast could receive up to 3 inches of snow — after already getting snow this winter. The winter ...